The Golf revolves

The Volkswagen Golf is the GTI by definition. And not only because it inaugurated the category of sports compact. It has always stood as the reference for its virtues. But now, in this face-to-face of Peugeot GTi against the Volkswagen Golf GTI, we find that German has emerged the toughest rival in its history.




The Volkswagen Golf GTI has 230 hp and a very neutral behavior. The Peugeot 308 GTi strikes with 272 hp and a fulminating acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in just 6.1 seconds. French is not going to make it easy. We checked it at the wheel. Face to face: Peugeot GTi vs Volkswagen Golf GTI.


Face-to-Face Gallery : Peugeot 308 GTi vs. Volkswagen Golf GTI

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The German needs, by the way, five tenths more to reach 100 km / h. Our Peugeot 308 GTi test carried brake calipers in red and two-color body. The truth is that you accelerate the pulsations just by seeing it. It carries firm suspensions and of short routes and a powerful turbo engine under the hood. And it mounted navigator, Alcántara linings and parking aid system, as well as keyless access and bizona climate control. Come on, he was well endowed.

In the Golf , the adjustable DCC chassis is optional, but highly recommended. Thus, the shock absorbers have two faces: a soft or comfortable, the other firm and sporty. This makes it a very comfortable car for day to day, and a devoracurvas to go on weekends to spend it bomb in a mountain port.
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We've taken them to the top on the Contidrom circuit, and the Peugeot has taken no less than three seconds to the Volkswagen . And that its more powerful engine attacks the front axle with greater fruition causing some slips of the wheels. The advanced electronic of the Golf achieves a better footprint of the front axle, whereas to the differential Torsen mechanic of the Peugeot sometimes the work accumulates to him.

But the advantage is brought out by the French out of the corners, with the huge thrust of the turbo and shorter gear ratios. Its small steering wheel requires getting used to it, but it goes very well with its fast and communicative steering, and the Michelin sports tires provide a good grip. A pity that the rear suspension is softer than we expected, and force to correct the trajectory to prevent the rear skid.


Gallery Peugeot 308 GTI: It is not a GTI either

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The Golf revolves as if it were a compass, with a degree of cleanliness and perfection such that it even lacks some spectacularity, passion. The sub-rails are very light and controllable. Binding curves is sewing and singing. Also the engine gives the impression of being somewhat contained. The needle of the cuentavueltas rises with great homogeneity, the delivery of power is linear and that makes it very comfortable to carry. But I miss more punch in a car like this. The engine of Peugeot is not only more powerful: it also has a much more vivid and spontaneous response. Maybe that's not the best thing for day to day, (it's like a beast that you have to tame contiguously, but if it's sports driving, it's a lot more fun.